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oceanaussi
Housebroken
Joined: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 50
Location: QLD, Australia
Fur Kids: Hera, Kelpie x GSD
Quentin, Weimaraner |
 Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject: Tracking and Mantrialing |
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Hi there,
Quentin is now 5 months old and from day 1 we did retrieving and tracking and he enjoys it very much and becomes better each day. I also would like to do mantrialing with him but have a few questions in regards to that:
Firstly, will I confuse the dog when we do both tracking and mantrialing?
Second, any idea on how I can start on mantrialing??? We were supposed to go to a course next month but it has been cancelled. I would appreciate any ideas!
Does anyone know about some books or similar about mantrialing? I've got great books on tracking but so far was unable to find anything on mantrialing.
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versatilek9s
Adult Weim
Joined: 27 May 2008
Posts: 341
Location: VA
Fur Kids: Maya, Sage & Macy--all weims |
| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, forgive the ignorant question that's about to follow... 
Mantrailing is tracking like we do here in the US where a person/people lay tracks?
And tracking is bloodtracking/tracking a wounded animal?
I wouldn't think doing both would confuse the dog. Use a different collar or type of harness for the different venues helps them to differentiate.
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oceanaussi
Housebroken
Joined: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 50
Location: QLD, Australia
Fur Kids: Hera, Kelpie x GSD
Quentin, Weimaraner |
| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Meredith,
no worries. 
No. Tracking is following a scent (track) on the ground to find an article at the end. Following the schent of a wounded animal is Bloodtracking.
Mantrialling is nose in the air and scent selective. They can eliminate all other scent contamination and can give you a direction of travel, hence giving valuable information to a search or case.
A correctly trained scent selective dog can easily track persons on a bike or motorcycle or in a motor vehicle.
With the latest available technology, scent evidence can be taken from a crime scene without touching or destroying other forensic material. Any objects touched by humans can be utilised as a scent to start the dog – even spent cartridges out of a firearm. |
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versatilek9s
Adult Weim
Joined: 27 May 2008
Posts: 341
Location: VA
Fur Kids: Maya, Sage & Macy--all weims |
| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| OK cool. Thanks. |
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